C.4 Removing Dynamic File Services in a Cluster

The Remove option in the Dynamic File Services Uninstall tool automatically does the following:

Removes the Dynamic File Services program files.

Clears the Dynamic File Services entries in the computer registry.

Removes the SSL certificate from the local personal computer store.

Removes the local Dynamic File Services group.

In an Active Directory environment, it removes the domain user NDFS-servername from the domain. If this is the only proxy user in the Dynamic File Services Storage Rights (NDFS Storage Rights) group, it also removes the domain group.

You can separately specify whether you want to also remove all of the files in the \ProgramData\Dynamic File Services folder that were created since the installation, which includes the pair, policy, and schedule database files. The files on the primary paths and secondary paths are untouched.

C.4.1 Planning to Uninstall Dynamic File Services in a Cluster

In a cluster, you must remove the software on each node in turn. Before you attempt to uninstall, make a copy of the DynamicFS installation folder (default is C:\Program Files\Dynamic File Services) and store it in a temporary location on the server. After the uninstall is complete, copy the files back to the installation location on the shared disk, then move the shared disk and the Dynamic File Service to the next node. This rolling uninstall approach allows the Uninstall tool to successfully clean up the registry and other information that is stored locally on each server in the cluster.

C.4.2 Uninstalling Dynamic File Services in a Cluster

The following procedure assumes a two-node failover cluster. Modify the steps as necessary if you have more nodes.